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Resistance Retribution fights from PSP to PS5

 After something of a lull, PlayStation's library of essential PSP games are on the move to modern platforms again. This month with Bend Studio's mighty Resistance Retribution landing on PS4/PS5 for PlayStation Plus subscribers (or those that own the PSP digital original). 

If this news sounds familiar, RR was mentioned among the first of the tweaked PSP games for the then-newly-upgraded PS+ service almost two years ago. 

Notable for its Infected mode working in tandem with Resistance 2 on the PS3 when you linked them up (something the Vita's Resistance Burning Skies tried a similar trick with Near mode), Retribution was a powerhouse on the PSP, even without dual sticks (but you could play it with a DualShock through the PS3 link). 


Retribution moved the series to Paris where British army chap-hero James "Oh, bollocks!" Grayson takes it to the alien Chimera invaders. Boosted with the power of upscaled visuals, DualSense controls, on-the-fly saves, rewind and it should have trophies, but no listing yet (update: Bend has confirmed trophies including a Platinum). Resistance Retribution will pop up on PS+ next week (20th February), or you can buy it on the Vita store now for around $/£/€7. 

Unlikely that the multiplayer modes (which officially went offline back in 2015) will make it through the edit, but we'll see. 

Currently playing on my Vita/PS4/PS5